St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-29
Proposals for Indian Supplies and
TRANSPORTATION.

| DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR, Office Of
- indian Affairs Washington, March TO- 1887.
Sealed proposals. Endorsed Proposals for Beef"
(bids for beef must be submitted in separate en-
Veiopes)' Bacon Flour. Transportation, etc., Gas
the case may beg, and directed to the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs, Chamber of Commerce
Building, corner of Third and Chestnut streets,
st. Louis, Missouri, will be received until p. IN.
of Tuesday, April IL, 1887, for furnishing for the
Indian service about $4,000 pounds Bacon. &c.
00O0O0 pounds Beef on the hoof 100000 pounds
Beans 100000 pounds Corn, $4,000 pounds cof-
fee, soOO,O0O pounds Flour, $4,000 pounds Feed,
$4,000 pounds Hard Bread, $4,000 pounds HON.
my, 10000 pounds Lard, $50 barrels mess pork,
100000 pounds Rice, $500 pounds Tea, 500, 900
pounds salt, 100000 pounds Sugar. and $4,000
the articles. goods, and supplies that may not be
contracted for to be delivered at the Agencies.
Also, proposals Endorsed above, and directed
to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Nos. Is
and " Wooster street, New York City. will be re-
ceived until p. m of Tuesday. May 8, 1887 for
Blankets. Wooden and Cotton Goods, CONSISTING
lOO,UO0 yards; Drilling, $4,000 yards; Duck, free
from all sizing, $4,000 yards Denims, 900 yards;
Bingham. 100000 yards; Kentucky Jeans Is, 900
yards; Cheviot, 8, 500 yards; Brown Sheeting u.s.
GOO yards; Beached Sheeting 40 900 yards; Hickory
Shifting 10000 yards; Calico Shifting, 5000 yards:
Winsey, 1900 yards)i 1900 pounds of Baking
Powder; 25S.OOo pounds of Soap; Clothing Gro
ceres, Notions, Hardware, Medical Supplies,
School Books, etc., and long list Of miscellane-
GUS articles, such as Harness. Flows, Rakes,
Forks, etc., and for about 40e Wagons required
sas City, and Sioux City. Also for such Wagons
may be required, adapted to the climate of the
Pacific Coast, with California brakes delivered
San Francisco.
BIDS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT
BLANKS.
Schedules showing the kinds and quantities of
subsistence supplies required for each Agency and
School. and the kinds and quantities in gross, of
ali other goods and articles, together with blank
proposals, conditions to be observed by bidders
time and place of delivery, terms of contract and
payment, transportation routes, and all other
necessary instructions will be furnished upon ap-
plication to the Indian Office in Washington or
Nos. 65 and 81 Wooster street, New York; James
Ldgerwood 1875 Broadway New York; the Secre-
tary of the Merchants Exchange, st. Lous, Mis-
at Cheyenne, Chicago, Leavenworth. Omaha Saint
Louis, Saint Paul and San Francisco; the Post
masters at Sioux City and Yankton; and to the
Postmasters at the following named places in
Kansas: Arkansas City, Burlington, Caldwell
Dodge City, Emporia, Eureka, Great Bend,
Howard Hutchinson, Larned. MCPHERSON Marion,
Medicine Lodge. Newton, Usage City, Sedan,
Sterling Topeka, wellington, Wichita, and Win
field.
The right is reserved by the Government to re.
Ject any and all bids, or any part of any bid.
Bids Will be opened at the hour and day above
stated. and bidders invited to be present at
the opening.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
checks upon some United States Depository or
at least FIVE per cent. of the amount of the pro-
posal.
j. D. C. ATKINS, Commissioner.